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Free Returns on Everything in Store. Gigantes plaki (Greek baked gigantes) is a classic Greek recipe, consisting of 'giant' beans baked in a tomato sauce along with plenty of fresh herbs, which give a really unique taste. This Gigantes recipe takes some time to prepare, but it's all worth it!
Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek baked giant beans/ gigantes plaki using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki:
- Prepare 1 lb lima beans
- Get 2 celery stalks with leaves
- Get 1 onion, grated
- Take 6 garlic cloves
- Make ready 25 oz plum tomatoes
- Take 2 tbsp honey
- Prepare 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- Prepare 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- Get 2 beefsteak (large) tomatoes, thinly sliced
- Make ready oregano
- Make ready salt and pepper
This way, the sauce has enough time to caramelize and get a hint of smokiness from the charred tops of the beans. Nutty, buttery beans baked in flavorful tomato sauce — that's what you'll get in every serving of Greek Baked Giant Beans. Excellent as an appetizer or as a light meal on its own. As a result, Greek cuisine has several bean dishes as main courses.
Instructions to make Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki:
- Soak gigantes over night (12-24 hours). Change the water three times in the process. Drain in coriander next morning.
- In a large pot, boil the beans with two stalks of celery for about an hour.
- In another pot, add olive and cook onion till translucent. Add garlic next and cook for less than a minute on low heat. Add the tomatoes with liquid, a cup of water, honey and cloves. Bring to a boil for 20-30 minutes till sauce thickens.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. When the beans are ready, reserve a cup of the water and then drain beans. Add the beans to a dish. Pour the sauce over the beans. Season with oregano, salt and pepper and pour in reserved water. Slice tomatoes and place over the beans. Bake for one hour, checking periodically.
- Let cool 10 minutes and enjoy
One of them is known as Gigantes Plaki. Gigantes are a type of large white bean, the word gigantas in Greek means giant. Gigantes from several areas of Greece have a Protected Geographical Indication status due to the unique environment that these beans are grown in. Fassolia (phaseolus lunatus) gigantes, meaning "giant" are similar to elephant beans, lima beans or butter beans, but if you can find Greek beans from Kozani they are the best Greek variety. This vegetarian dish is baked in a delicious tomato sauce until the beans absorb all the juices and flavour.
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